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Kentucky man declared brain dead wakes up during organ harvesting (www.theguardian.com)

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Case of Anthony Thomas ‘TJ’ Hoover II is under investigation by state and federal government officials

A man who had gone into cardiac arrest and been declared brain dead woke up as surgeons in his home state of Kentucky were in the middle of harvesting his organs for donation, his family has told media outlets.

As reported Thursday by both National Public Radio and the Kentucky news station WKYT, the case of Anthony Thomas "TJ" Hoover II is under investigation by state and federal government officials. Officials within the US's organ-procurement system insist there are safeguards in place to prevent such episodes, though his family told the outlets their experience highlights a need for at least some reform.

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WKYT reported that Rhorer only learned the full details of her brother's surgery at the hands of Baptist and the Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (Koda) in January. That's when a former employee of Koda contacted her before sending a letter to a congressional committee that in September held a hearing scrutinizing organ-procurement organizations, NPR reported.

The letter's author said she saw Hoover begin "thrashing" around on the operating table as well as start "crying visibly", according to NPR.

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[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago

It depends on how you define, "in the middle". According to NPR he had woken up during his heart catheter to check it's health for donation and they just sedated him back down. It was when he went into the final operating room that they refused to do the organ removal. That's past all the checks that are supposed to be done. If he wasn't visibly writhing on the table and crying he'd be dead.